AGENDA
Annual Gathering organized by the Group of Women Parliamentarians:
Action Plan for Preventing Political Harassment and Violence Against Women
Buenos Aires and Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina
June 11-14, 2015
Wednesday, June 10 (ParlAmericas board members only)
During the day
Arrival of the members of the Board of Directors of ParlAmericas and transportation to
the Savoy Hotel Buenos Aires
Thursday, June 11 (in Buenos Aires)
Morning &
during the day
Arrival of Gathering delegates and transportation to the official hotel, Savoy Hotel
Buenos Aires
Transportation from Ezeiza airport to Savoy Hotel Buenos Aires will be provided.
Noon onwards
Accreditation of Gathering delegates (in lobby of hotel)
9:00-13:00
Meeting of the Board of Directors of ParlAmericas
During the day
(optional)
International Day of Legislative Transparency at the Congress of the Argentina Nation
Optional activity for any delegates interested in attending, as their arrival schedules
permit
18:00
Official inauguration of the Gathering at the Congress of the Argentine Nation
Meet in the Savoy Hotel lobby at 5:45 pm to walk to the Congress
Welcome remarks:
 Member of the Chamber of Deputies Aída Ruiz (Argentina), Host
 Senator Marcela Guerra (Mexico), President of ParlAmericas
 Member of the Chamber of Deputies Claudia Nogueira (Chile), VicePresident of the Group of Women Parliamentarians
 Senator Gerardo Zamora (Argentina), Provisional President of the Senate
Official photograph
Friday, June 12 (in Buenos Aires and Termas de Río Hondo)
Morning
Breakfast in Savoy Hotel Buenos Aires
Transportation from Buenos Aires to Termas de Río Hondo
Please note that for these domestic flights the weight limit is 15 kilos for checked
luggage and 5 kilos for carry-on luggage. Fees will apply for luggage exceeding the
allowance.
Flight options:
Transportation from the Savoy Hotel Buenos Aires to Jorge Newbery airport
(Aeroparque) will be provided. The three meeting times in the lobby will be determined
according to flight schedules below:
A) Aerolineas Argentinas 1446
Depart Buenos Aires (BUE) at 9:15; arrive in Tucumán (TUC) at 11:10
B) Aerolineas Argentinas 1474
Depart Buenos Aires (BUE) at 11:10; arrive in Tucumán (TUC) at 13:05
C) Aerolineas Argentinas 1492 (direct option)
Depart Buenos Aires (BUE) at 12:45; arrive in Termas de Río Hondo (RHD) at
14:40
Options A and B: Upon arrival in the city of Tucumán, ground transportation (81 km)
will be provided to the Hotel Amérian in Termas de Río Hondo.
Option C: Upon arrival in Termas de Río Hondo, transportation will be provided to the
Hotel Amérian.
Afternoon
Check-in to the Hotel Amérian and buffet lunch (Salón Yacu)
17:00-17:15
Welcome remarks by the Governor of Santiago del Estero Dr. Claudia
Ledesma Abdalá (Events room / Salón de eventos)
17:15-17:30
Official photograph
17:30-18:00
Keynote address: Former parliamentarian of Bolivia, Ingrid Zabala, and presentation of
the Plan of Action
18:00-18:45
Introduction by the facilitator Keila González (Resident Director - Mexico, National
Democratic Institute) and report by delegations on work undertaken since the 2014
Gathering in Mexico City. (One 2-minute presentation per delegation)
18:45-19:15
Viewing of video clips
Video booth interviews:
 Film 15-second responses to: Why do we need women in politics?
 Sign-up for in-depth interviews
21:30
Dinner at the Hotel Amérian restaurant (ground floor / planta baja)
Saturday, June 13 (in Termas de Río Hondo)
Morning
Breakfast at the Hotel Amérian (Mezzanine / Entrepisos)
9:30-10:00
Address by Irune Aguirrezabal, Regional Adviser on Leadership and Political
Participation, UN Women-Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean
10:00-13:00
Panel session (interview-style) on political harassment
Moderator: Keila González
Panellists:
 Sandra Generoso, Judge of the Court of Appeals and Former Provincial
Legislator of Argentina
 Diego Vintimilla, Member of the National Assembly of Ecuador
 Sheila Copps, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
 Ligia Fallas Rodríguez, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
 Margarita Flores, Senator of Mexico
Question and answer period
13:00-14:30
Lunch (Salón Yacu)
14:30-17:15
Working groups
 Discussion of individual and collective work based on the Plan of Action
Report back on working groups
 Conclusions and report on commitments
17:15-18:30
Completion of evaluation of the Gathering
18:30-19:00
Pledge of commitment for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign
19:00-19:30
Closing remarks:
 Member of the Chamber of Deputies Aída Ruiz (Argentina), Host
 Senator Marcela Guerra (Mexico), President of ParlAmericas
 Member of the Chamber of Deputies Claudia Nogueira (Chile), VicePresident of the Group of Women Parliamentarians
21:30
Dinner at the Hotel Amérian (Mezzanine / Entrepisos)
Sunday, June 14 (in Termas de Río Hondo with return to Buenos Aires)
Morning
Breakfast at the Hotel Amérian (Mezzanine / Entrepisos) and group activities with local
representatives from Santiago del Estero
12:30
Lunch at the Hotel Amérian (Salón Yacu)
Afternoon
Transportation from Termas de Río Hondo to Buenos Aires
Flight options:
Transportation from the Hotel Amérian to airport will be provided. The three meeting
times in the lobby will be determined according to flight schedules below:
D) Aerolineas Argentinas 1493 (direct option)
Depart Termas de Río Hondo (RHD) at 15:20; arrive in Buenos Aires (BUE) at
17:04
E) Aerolineas Argentinas 2479
Depart Tucumán (TUC) at 17:15; arrive in Buenos Aires (BUE) at 19:00
F) Aerolineas Argentinas 1477
Depart Tucumán (TUC) at 20:15; arrive in Buenos Aires (BUE) at 22:00
Option D: For departures out of Termas de Río Hondo, transportation will be provided
from the Hotel Amérian to the airport.
Options E and F: For departures out of the city of Tucumán, ground transportation (81
km) will be provided from the Hotel Amérian to the airport.
Evening
Arrival of flights into Jorge Newbery airport (Aeroparque) in Buenos Aires
Return from Buenos Aires to your final destination: Most international flights will depart
from Ezeiza airport.
Upon arrival at the Aeroparque airport, transportation will be provided to Ezeiza or to
the Savoy Hotel Buenos Aires (for those with flights the next day). Transportation to
Ezeiza will also be provided for those departing Monday, June 15 from the Savoy
Hotel Buenos Aires.